@ARTICLE{Ali Hsanpour-Dehkordi, author = {Ali Hsanpour-Dehkordi, and Ali-Akbar Nazari, and Mohammd-Saeed Heidar-Nejad, and Ahmad-Ali Asadi-Noghabi, and Nasrin Forouzandeh, and Karam-Ali Kasiri, and Reza Masoudi, and Ahmad Mousavi, and Seyed-Masih Hosseini, and }, title = {Factors Influencing Quality of Life in Patients with Myocardial Infraction}, volume = {22}, number = {57}, abstract ={  Background & Aim : Myocardial infarction is a common and dangerous life threatening disease with an impact on quality of life. The present descriptive-analytical study aims to determine quality of life in patients with myocardial infarction referring to Hadjar hospital affiliated to the Shahre-kord University of Medical Sciences.   Material & Method : This was a descriptive-analytical study in which 150 patients admitted to cardiac care unit of Hadja hospital within 8 weeks post infarction were selected by non random sampling method. Data were collected through interview, patients’ medical records and patients self report. The tool for collecting data regarding quality of life was SF36 questionnaire. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics.   Results: Findings showed that the mean value of age was 55.7 ±10.5 and that quality of life in majority of subjects (%53) was fairly favorable. Regarding aspects of quality of life, most patients had fairly favorable general status (physical and psychological health) (%62) and social function (%65). Also, sleep pattern of majority of subjects (%61) was favorable and most of them (62%) had unfavorable physical activity. There was statistically significant correlation between quality of life and variables such as duration of disease (P }, URL = {http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-611-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-611-en.pdf}, journal = {Iran Journal of Nursing}, doi = {}, year = {2009} }